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Minutes October 23, 1996181 CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 23, 1996 The Council convened into a joint session with the Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday, October 23, 1996 at 12:00 noon at the Radisson Hotel. PRESENT: Mayor Miller; Mayor Pro Tem Brock; Council Members Beasley, Cott, and Krueger. ABSENT: Council Members Biles and Young 1. The Council held a discussion regarding Denton ISD Bond Projects and City of Denton CIP Projects. Dr. Albert Thomas, Superintendent of Schools, presented a time line for approval of the DISD's projects. He reviewed plans for a new middle school and the construction schedule. The focus would be on middle schools for renovations and he detailed proposed renovations for the present middle schools. He suggested working together with the City on long range planning for the future. Ed Hodney, Director of Parks and Recreation, presented a schedule for the process of exchanging land for the middle school in South Lakes Park. A public hearing would be needed regarding the exchange of the land. The Planning and Zoning Coz~ission had approved the exchange and the City Council would be considering it in the near future. This had been a long process with many entities involved. Council Member Cott expressed concern regarding the school buses leaving on Londonderry. He suggested an analysis of traffic going to Dallas in the mornings so that school traffic would not interfere with traffic going to Dallas. Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, stated that most of the school traffic would be in the area after the rush of traffic going to Dallas. Mayor Pro Tem Brock asked about the acquisition of property from Acme Brick. Dr. Thomas indicated that that was still in negotiation. Council Member Beasley stated that the new ball fields at Evers and at South Lakes would relieve the pressure in the City for new fields. She questioned if those would be funded through the CIP. Modney replied that the CIP had two related projects. The South Lakes project would be practice fields. Jerry Falbo, Trustee, asked about the time frame for building the ball fields. Svehla replied that the need for the fields would dictate when they would be built. Curtis Ramsay, Trustee, asked about the removal of some of the larger trees in the area where the school would be built. Hodney replied Jhat the City had a tree digger and as many trees as possible would be transplanted. Both the City and the DISD agreed that this was a win-win situation for the citizens of Denton. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m. .UENNIP~R WALTERS oF DENTON, TEX S CITY OF DENTON, TE~S